Oberonia manipurense sp. nov. (Orchidaceae) ˗ a new species from Manipur, India

14 April 2014

chowlu, krishna; Yumnam, Nanda; Rao, Abbareddy; Angela, Nengpilhing; Sharma, Hidangmayum; gomai, akimpou

A new species viz. Oberonia manipurense Chowlu, Nanda, A. N. Rao, Angela, Akimpou & Sharma sp. nov. (Orchidaceae) is reported from Manipur, India. It is more allied to O. pachyphylla King & Pantl. but differs in longer inflorescence, flat leaves, entire bract, subserrate petals and anther cap with obtuse front margin. The species is described in detail with a plate of colour illustration. The Chromosome number for the species is also reported 2n = 36.

10.1111/njb.00591